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Article

Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave

by
Petros Ioannou
1,
Stamatis Karakonstantis
1,
Anna Mathioudaki
1,
Angelos Sourris
1,
Vasiliki Papakosta
1,
Periklis Panagopoulos
2,
Vasilis Petrakis
2,
Dimitrios Papazoglou
2,
Kostoula Arvaniti
3,
Christina Maria Trakatelli
3,
Evgenia Christodoulou
3,
Garyfallia Poulakou
4,
Konstantinos N. Syrigos
4,
Vasiliki Rapti
4,
Konstantinos Leontis
4,
Dimitrios Karapiperis
5 and
Diamantis P. Kofteridis
1,*
1
Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, Greece
2
Department of Infectious Diseases, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, 68100 Alexandroupoli, Greece
3
Infection Control Unit, COVID-19 Coordinating Team, General Hospital Papageorgiou, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece
4
Third Department of Medicine, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, 11527 Athens, Greece
5
Department of Infectious Diseases, 424 General Military Teaching Hospital, 56429 Thessaloniki, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6(3), 136; https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030136
Submission received: 31 May 2021 / Revised: 11 July 2021 / Accepted: 16 July 2021 / Published: 19 July 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives)
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Abstract

Health care workers (HCWs) face a higher risk of infection, since they work at the front line of COVID-19 patients’ management. Misinterpretations of current scientific evidence among HCWs may impact the delivery of appropriate care to COVID-19 patients and increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the hospital setting. Moreover, knowledge may affect HCWs perceptions depending on their broad beliefs and past experiences. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions of HCWs regarding COVID-19 issues during the second wave of the pandemic. A cross-sectional survey, involving a printed questionnaire, was conducted from 21 October 2020 to 31 January 2021 in four tertiary care hospitals located at four distant geographical regions in Greece. In total, 294 HCWs participated in this study. The majority of HCWs provided precise responses regarding general knowledge, perceptions, and practices concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. However, responses on hand hygiene and antimicrobial use in HCWs with COVID-19 were mistaken. This study reveals a certain degree of misconceptions and knowledge gaps in HCWs everyday practice, especially regarding hand hygiene and antimicrobial use in COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; healthcare workers; attitudes; perceptions; knowledge COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; healthcare workers; attitudes; perceptions; knowledge

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Ioannou, P.; Karakonstantis, S.; Mathioudaki, A.; Sourris, A.; Papakosta, V.; Panagopoulos, P.; Petrakis, V.; Papazoglou, D.; Arvaniti, K.; Trakatelli, C.M.; et al. Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2021, 6, 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030136

AMA Style

Ioannou P, Karakonstantis S, Mathioudaki A, Sourris A, Papakosta V, Panagopoulos P, Petrakis V, Papazoglou D, Arvaniti K, Trakatelli CM, et al. Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2021; 6(3):136. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030136

Chicago/Turabian Style

Ioannou, Petros, Stamatis Karakonstantis, Anna Mathioudaki, Angelos Sourris, Vasiliki Papakosta, Periklis Panagopoulos, Vasilis Petrakis, Dimitrios Papazoglou, Kostoula Arvaniti, Christina Maria Trakatelli, and et al. 2021. "Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 6, no. 3: 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030136

APA Style

Ioannou, P., Karakonstantis, S., Mathioudaki, A., Sourris, A., Papakosta, V., Panagopoulos, P., Petrakis, V., Papazoglou, D., Arvaniti, K., Trakatelli, C. M., Christodoulou, E., Poulakou, G., Syrigos, K. N., Rapti, V., Leontis, K., Karapiperis, D., & Kofteridis, D. P. (2021). Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 6(3), 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030136

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